Tuesday, March 29, 2022
By Melissa Griegel . . . Fly More Than You Fall, a new musical hoping to find a home on Broadway, previewed many of the songs from the show at a sold-out performance at Feinstein’s/54 Belo…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 11:04AMRoundabout Theatre Company announces full casting for the Roundabout Underground world premiere of Exception to the Rule by Dave Harris, directed by Roundabout Resident Director Mirand…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 09:15AMMonday, March 28, 2022
Standard Time with Michael Feinstein A Century of Romance: 100 Years of Love Songs Wednesday April 6 @ 7:30 pm Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall Michael Feinstein, Artistic Directorwith Special G…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 10:22AMSunday, March 27, 2022
By Ron Fassler . . . Welcome to my highly prejudicial review of Liz Callaway’s Sondheim show that ended a four-night engagement last evening at Feinstein’s/54 Below. I caught the last pe…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 02:54PMSaturday, March 26, 2022
FUNNY GIRL begins previews on Broadway tonight, Saturday March 26, 2022, on the 58th Anniversary of the Opening Night of the original production, at the August Wilson Theatre (245 W. 52…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 10:46AMComing Up: Mr. Saturday Night – H*tlers’ Tasters – Anthony Rapp – POTUS – Acedia – Lucille Lortel Awards – Kenny Ortega – MCC Youth Company – Vaccine Mandates Theater Marti…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 10:30AMNYC Center Cast ‘Into The Woods’ – Debbie Gravitte Birdland Residency – Celia Berk Returns to Beechman Theatre – Candace Bushnell at Cafe Carlyle BIRDLAND JAZZ CLUB will present T…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 09:57AMFriday, March 25, 2022
By Marilyn Lester . . . The ongoing musical series, Broadway by the Year, has been written, hosted and directed by its creator, Scott Siegel, for over 20 years—quite an achievement! Back f…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 02:02PMInterview by Andrew Poretz . . . Theater Pizzazz spoke at length with Lorna Luft, the daughter of icon Judy Garland and producer Sid Luft, in advance of her upcoming “Joy of Spring” show…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 10:17AMUpcoming: Provincetown Tennessee Williams Theater Festival – Fat Ham at Public Theater – The Bedwetter – Atlantic Theater Co – Our Brother’s Son – Signature Center The Public The…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 09:55AMThe first ever Japan Parade in New York City will be held on Saturday, May 14, beginning at 1pm.The purpose of the parade is to celebrate, express and bring awareness to the friendship b…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 09:30AMThursday, March 24, 2022
Another Class Act at the Wick Theater By Myra Chanin . . . There’s only one way to say it: Boca’s Wick Theater is a class act, a conclusion amply demonstrated by its recent superb produc…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 02:55PMMrs. Doubtfire returns to Broadway on April 14 at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre. We loved it when it opened! Tickets: www.mrsdoubtfirebroadway.com The producers of KPOP, the new musical set …
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 01:23PMBirdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater are open in April bringing audiences a full slate of nightly performances! A plethora of jazz awaits you! At Birdland Jazz Club, catch Emmet�…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 12:37PMBy Marilyn Lester . . . In 1991, musical theater composer-lyricist, Maury Yeston was commissioned to write a piece for the centennial celebration of Carnegie Hall. The result was a song cycl…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 08:39AMLainie Kazan will be honored with the LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD FOR ACTING at the New York Sephardic Jewish Film Festival on Wednesday, April 6 for her recent movie TANGO SHALOM whic…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 08:25AMWednesday, March 23, 2022
Jimmy Webb, three time Grammy Award Winner, iconic songwriter/performer will be honored at the 37th Annual Bistro Awards on Monday, May 16 @ 7pm where he’ll receive the ASCAP-Bob Harringto…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 09:35AMA trans-Atlantic theatrical project between USA, Kosovo and Serbia. Balkan Bordello: The Saga of a Balkan Family is based on Aeschylus’ trilogy The Oresteia. It’s written by Jeton …
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 09:15AM*Honoring Chita Rivera and Danny Burstein* By Marilyn Lester . . . By their nature, galas are festive, celebratory affairs, but on this occasion, the Encompass New Opera Theatre event at the…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 08:55AMAward-winning Songwriter Joey Contreras will bring “In the Works, with Special Guests,” to Feinstein’s/54 Below on April 18 @ 9:30 pm. Having amassed millions of streams and acclaim fr…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 08:20AMTuesday, March 22, 2022
The death last week of Broadway singing coach Barbara Maier Gustern has been classified by New York police as a homicide. Her attacker, who shoved the elderly Manhattan resident from beh…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 02:12PMProducer Daryl Roth announces a special series of “Meet The Author Nights” at BETWEEN THE LINES, which will feature talkbacks with NY Times bestselling author Jodi Picoult, who wrot…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 09:45AMBy Bart Greenberg . . . Robert Lowell was one of the most celebrated American poets of the 20th Century; his collection of poems entitled Life Studies was extolled as one of the most infl…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 09:10AMGeorge Street Playhouse shared photos from the first rehearsal for the East Coast premiere of the new musical A Walk on the Moon, which begins preview performances April 26 and opens May 6 a…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 08:52AMMonday, March 21, 2022
By Andrew Poretz . . . Meri Ziev is fairly new to the cabaret scene. She made her cabaret debut back in October 2021 to a sold-out room, and brought the show back for two performances this…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 09:14AMDave Malloy’s Octet, Norm Lewis-A Soldier’s Play, The Karate Kid Musical-John Cardoza; MusicCares Honors Joni Mitchell,Bill Pullman/David Harbour, Kinky Boots-West End, John Gabriel Bork…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 08:58AMBy Marilyn Lester . . . There’s a show business axiom that drama is easy, comedy is hard. Well, biography is harder still and portraying a legend ups the game even more—biography is an o…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 08:55AMSaturday, March 19, 2022
By Melissa Griegel . . . For the first time in my career as a reviewer, I can start off my review with “I laughed; I cried.” I laughed so hard that, at times, I felt like I was at stand-…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 12:25PMSeth Rudetsky and James Wesley have announced that their Stars in the House series will host a 10-hour telethon to raise money and awareness for those affected by the ongoing war in Ukrain…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 09:15AMTeatro SEA-Cesar Chavez; MTC – How I Learned to Drive; Hadestown-Jewelle Blackman; Birthday Candles – Debra Messing Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director/CEO) pre…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 08:30AMFriday, March 18, 2022
by Alix Cohen . . . When Tim Connell begins “Look to the Rainbow” (Burton Lane/E.Y. Harburg from Finian’s Rainbow) with a capella Irish lilt, one’s instinct is to turn for a view. Th…
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